Race Lineup
The official 2015 STP 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
STP 500
Sunday, March 29th, 2015
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 68.843
- Cautions: 16 for 112 laps
- Lead Changes: 31
- Green Flag Passes: 2,688 (6.9 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 98.461 | 19.232 | 0.000 | Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 2 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 98.328 | 19.258 | 0.026 | Quicken Loans | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 98.048 | 19.313 | 0.081 | Furniture Row | Barney Visser | Cole Pearn |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 97.613 | 19.399 | 0.167 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 97.583 | 19.405 | 0.173 | Lowes | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 6 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 97.468 | 19.428 | 0.196 | Code 3 Associates | Stewart-haas Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 97.463 | 19.429 | 0.197 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 8 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 97.392 | 19.443 | 0.211 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 97.282 | 19.465 | 0.233 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick | Keith Rodden |
| 10 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 97.262 | 19.469 | 0.237 | Bush's Beans | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 11 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 97.177 | 19.486 | 0.254 | Arris | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 97.038 | 19.514 | 0.282 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 97.387 | 19.444 | 0.212 | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 97.302 | 19.461 | 0.229 | Diet Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 97.267 | 19.468 | 0.236 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 16 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 97.267 | 19.468 | 0.236 | TaxAct | Stewart-haas Racing | Daniel Knost |
| 17 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 97.257 | 19.470 | 0.238 | Jimmy John's / Budweiser | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 97.237 | 19.474 | 0.242 | STP | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 97.222 | 19.477 | 0.245 | Cessna | Felix Sabates | Matt McCall |
| 20 | 18 | David Ragan | Toyota | 96.800 | 19.562 | 0.330 | M&M's Crispy | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 21 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 96.790 | 19.564 | 0.332 | Fraternal Order of Eagles | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 96.760 | 19.570 | 0.338 | Cheerios | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 96.558 | 19.611 | 0.379 | Fastenal | John Henry | Nicholas Sandler |
| 24 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 97.312 | 19.459 | 0.227 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 96.983 | 19.525 | 0.293 | Ortho | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 26 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 96.944 | 19.533 | 0.301 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 27 | 25 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 96.919 | 19.538 | 0.306 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Kenny Francis |
| 28 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 96.899 | 19.542 | 0.310 | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 29 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 96.666 | 19.589 | 0.357 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 30 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 96.617 | 19.599 | 0.367 | 5-Hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 31 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | 96.607 | 19.601 | 0.369 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 32 | 26 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | 96.494 | 19.624 | 0.392 | Maxim.com | Anthony Marlowe | Patrick Donahue |
| 33 | 55 | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 96.357 | 19.652 | 0.420 | Aarons Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | Billy Scott |
| 34 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 96.298 | 19.664 | 0.432 | Unsponsored | Mike Hillman, Sr. | Mark Hillman |
| 35 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 96.259 | 19.672 | 0.440 | A&W All American Food | Jerry Freeze | Derrick Finley |
| 36 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 96.254 | 19.673 | 0.441 | AdvoCare | John Henry | Bob Osborne |
| 37 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | 96.058 | 19.713 | 0.481 | Unsponsored | Front Row Motorsports | Randy Cox |
| 38 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | 96.024 | 19.720 | 0.488 | Medallion Bank / Mercury Marine | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 39 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 95.908 | 19.744 | 0.512 | Unsponsored | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Bono Manion |
| 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | 95.694 | 19.788 | 0.556 | Corvetteparts.net | Archie St. Hilaire | Clinton Cram |
| 41 | 33 | Alex Kennedy | Chevrolet | 95.295 | 19.871 | 0.639 | Unsponsored | Joe Falk | Slugger Labbe |
| 42 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 95.204 | 19.890 | 0.658 | Dr. Pepper | Ron Devine | Joe Williams |
| 43 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 94.562 | 20.025 | 0.793 | Burger King | Ron Devine | Doug Richert |